BeRMS taxon details
Ceratothoa Dana, 1852
118407 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:118407)
accepted
Genus
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Dana, J. D. (1852). On the classification of the Crustacea Choristopoda or Tetradecapoda. <em>The American Journal of Science and Arts, Second Series.</em> 14(41): 297-316., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28136775
page(s): 303 [details]
page(s): 303 [details]
Boyko, C.B.; Campos-Filho, I.S.; Hadfield, K.A.; Hughes, T.; Merrin, K.L.; Ota, Y.; Poore, G.C.B. (Eds) (2025). World Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Isopod Crustaceans database. Ceratothoa Dana, 1852. Accessed through: VLIZ Belgian Marine Species Consortium (2010 onwards) Belgian Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/berms./aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=118407 on 2026-01-18
VLIZ Belgian Marine Species Consortium (2010 onwards). Belgian Register of Marine Species. Ceratothoa Dana, 1852. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/berms./aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=118407 on 2026-01-18
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Dana, J. D. (1852). On the classification of the Crustacea Choristopoda or Tetradecapoda. <em>The American Journal of Science and Arts, Second Series.</em> 14(41): 297-316., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28136775
page(s): 303 [details]
context source (PeRMS) Luque, J.L., C. Cruces, J. Chero, F. Paschoal, P.V. Alves, A.C. Silva, L. Sanchez & J. Iannacone. (2016). Lista de verificación de los metazoos parásitos de peces de Perú. [Checklist of metazoan parasites of fishes from Peru.]. <em>Neotropical Helminthology.</em> 10(2):301-375. [details] Available for editors
additional source Hadfield, K. A.; Bruce, N. L.; Smit, N. J. (2016). Redescription of poorly known species of <I>Ceratothoa</I> Dana, 1852 (Crustacea, Isopoda, Cymothoidae), based on original type material. <em>Zookeys.</em> 592: 39-61. [details] Available for editors
additional source Hadfield, K. A.; Smit, N. J. (2020). Review of the global distribution and hosts of the economically important fish parasitic isopod genus <em>Ceratothoa</em> (Isopoda: Cymothoidae), including the description of <em>Ceratothoa springbok</em> n. sp. from South Africa. <em>International Journal for Parasitology.</em> 50(10-11): 899-919., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpara.2020.07.001 [details]
redescription Bruce, N. L. and Bowman, T. E. (1989) Species of the parasitic isopod genera <i>Ceratothoa</i> and <i>Glossobius</i> (Crustacea: Cymothoidae) from the mouths of flying fishes and halfbeaks (Beloniformes). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 489: 1-28. [details]
page(s): 303 [details]
context source (PeRMS) Luque, J.L., C. Cruces, J. Chero, F. Paschoal, P.V. Alves, A.C. Silva, L. Sanchez & J. Iannacone. (2016). Lista de verificación de los metazoos parásitos de peces de Perú. [Checklist of metazoan parasites of fishes from Peru.]. <em>Neotropical Helminthology.</em> 10(2):301-375. [details] Available for editors
additional source Hadfield, K. A.; Bruce, N. L.; Smit, N. J. (2016). Redescription of poorly known species of <I>Ceratothoa</I> Dana, 1852 (Crustacea, Isopoda, Cymothoidae), based on original type material. <em>Zookeys.</em> 592: 39-61. [details] Available for editors
additional source Hadfield, K. A.; Smit, N. J. (2020). Review of the global distribution and hosts of the economically important fish parasitic isopod genus <em>Ceratothoa</em> (Isopoda: Cymothoidae), including the description of <em>Ceratothoa springbok</em> n. sp. from South Africa. <em>International Journal for Parasitology.</em> 50(10-11): 899-919., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpara.2020.07.001 [details]
redescription Bruce, N. L. and Bowman, T. E. (1989) Species of the parasitic isopod genera <i>Ceratothoa</i> and <i>Glossobius</i> (Crustacea: Cymothoidae) from the mouths of flying fishes and halfbeaks (Beloniformes). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 489: 1-28. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
